MAYA YAEL FRAI
SF / MIA / NYC
ABOUT ME ——
Maya is an Investor at Village Global, focused on early-stage company building and investing in pre-seed/seed companies. She is also an active advisor to re—inc (startup founded by four USWNT champions). Prior to joining Village Global, Maya worked on the investment team at Greylock Partners. She led investment sourcing as well as took the lead on an AI incubation from 0-1.
Maya has developed a strong track record in product management and design. She’s led the execution and design of scalable consumer products at companies like Google, YouTube, Meta, and Rent the Runway.
As a Product Manager at Google, she led the launch for MLB live sports (first time monetized) on YouTube during the nation-wide lockdown, led a product pivot to content across eSports, Tentpole Events, Movies & Shows, and led the pilot launch of a new Direct Response ad format for top Media & Entertainment clients. She also supported the Google Food team as lead for international (led launches for UK and Japan), monetization (led the team’s first advertising pilot with top food aggregators), and new consumer experiences on Google Search + Maps.
Maya was born and raised in Miami Beach to a Brazilian mother and Israeli father that taught her everything she knows about grit and passion. She’s always kept busy building side projects ranging from a e-commerce brand she started in high school to a female empowerment platform debuted during the #MeToo movement.
Joining Village Global
Thrilled to join the Village Global team to focus on early-stage company building and investing. Village recently announced a $250M Fund III, with Reid Hoffman joining as Chairman, to back the best entrepreneurs at inception.
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Thrilled to join the Village Global team to focus on early-stage company building and investing. Village recently announced a $250M Fund III, with Reid Hoffman joining as Chairman, to back the best entrepreneurs at inception.
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NOV 2023
Made in: San Francisco, CA
Made in: San Francisco, CA
First 90 days, 30 lessons in venture
One of my favorite visualizations from Jack Butcher is the one above, expressing “Noise is what you say. Signal is what they remember.” If there’s anything I’ve heard the most over the last 90 days, it’s the importance of optimizing for high signal over noise.
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One of my favorite visualizations from Jack Butcher is the one above, expressing “Noise is what you say. Signal is what they remember.” If there’s anything I’ve heard the most over the last 90 days, it’s the importance of optimizing for high signal over noise.
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MAY 2022
Made in: San Francisco, CA
Made in: San Francisco, CA
NOV 2021
Made in: Miami, FL
Made in: Miami, FL
A Year at YouTube
Sharing a bit about my experience and what I've learned working on the Strategic Bets product team at YouTube, focusing on live TV and streaming monetization.
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Sharing a bit about my experience and what I've learned working on the Strategic Bets product team at YouTube, focusing on live TV and streaming monetization.
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APR 2021
Made in: San Francisco, CA
Made in: San Francisco, CA
Working on Google Search
I joined Google in the Summer 2019 to work on Explore Search, a team that focuses on helping users understand every topic they query to the point of infinite exploration and serendipitous discovery.
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I joined Google in the Summer 2019 to work on Explore Search, a team that focuses on helping users understand every topic they query to the point of infinite exploration and serendipitous discovery.
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AUG 2019
Made in: New York, NY
Made in: New York, NY
Working at Rent the Runway
I led subscription strategy and analysis for first-time and recurring users to boost growth, retention, and activation rates. Launched new style community feature during RTR Hack Week.
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I led subscription strategy and analysis for first-time and recurring users to boost growth, retention, and activation rates. Launched new style community feature during RTR Hack Week.
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Jan 2018
Made in: New York, NY
Made in: New York, NY